I volunteered here for an afternoon and it's very well run. The scale of the space and of the work they do here is truly incredible. It's great to be a part of something so important and to help provide food to food banks. The very impressive organizational preparedness here meant our time was well spent and extremely efficient.

Goodbye was very friendly and warm and welcome and gave me a thing I needed recommended very highly

Wonderful people accomplishing a very important mission. Volunteered for a morning here and had a great experience. Safety training was entertaining, staff was super friendly and helpful. Open, clean, and accessible location.

An amazing organization with passionate staff members and a great system for volunteering. This place attracts volunteers of all ages and the variety of opportunities makes it a great fit for individuals to large groups. If you're looking for somewhere to donate time, money, or items in Seattle, this should be top of your list.

Really great volunteering experience. Highly recommend for groups.

Love this place. They support many food banks to feed many people. They save food from getting wasted.

This is an amazing place to go to when you need help, no matter your financial situation. Pick up for neighbors in need if you’d like as well. They let you pick up for as many families as you want so you can help out those who are less fortunate and may not have a way to go out and about or carry such heavy stuff around. It’s an amazing thing, what these people do.

Went to a child birthday party of volunteering, felt great to help as these volunteers do amazing work getting fruit and vegetables out to the community.

Food life lines are great please keep up the good work guys and gals

Great volunteering experience. I would do it again in an instant. Next time I will bring the family.

Great place to put in some hours of community service and help out our fellow Americans.

Had a blas!!! Are coordinator Richey Was awesome

This is one of the places that is, without a doubt, making the world better !

Food lifeline is a joy to visit. Everyone there is kind and professional. Fighting the good fight with reasonable people makes it fun not a battle.

I went here to drop off merchandise, was a pleasant site , very nice people . The just got trucks by appointment only then after delivery there is no place to park . The only one place to park is getting out there turn right then turn left on the 10 ave and you will see the pay parking sign . Good luck guys .

Don’t bother applying at the Seattle Location. They don’t respond to your application and the job I applied for is still posted under available opportunities.

I have been volunteering at Food Lifeline for a few months. They are the source of much of the produce and packaged food for your local food bank in the Seattle area. This nonprofit is surprising in size. They are housed in a big warehouse with commercial scale loading docks and big semi trucks with the Food Lifeline logo on the trailers. Inside the lobby, you see the names of all the corporate sponsors, including all the big corporate northwest names you can think of. Their size allows them to collect huge quantities of food that need to be sorted into manageable sized portions that can be shipped to local food banks. Each time I've volunteered, I had a different experience. The first time I sorted packaged foods that had been collected by an Amazon food drive. People threw assorted packaged foods and beverages into collection bins on the way out of a store. You can imagine the variety that had to be sorted into categories so that local food banks could order and receive proper amounts of different foods and drinks. Each session lasts a couple of hours and you can work at your own speed but I end up sweating and tired after every session I want to be productive and feel like I did a little good for others Another time we took huge containers of cereals like Cheerios and scooped them into plastic bags that weighed a certain amount. These bags were a family sized portion that could be sent to the food bank. I don't know if the huge containers came from factory overruns from a generic cereal producer or what but it took several volunteers working an hour to empty each one. The last time I volunteered, I sorted fresh produce. Imagine boxes of fruits and vegetables that grocery stores and distributors have donated because they are past a pull date or contain some good and some rotted produce. Luckily you wear gloves but I did end up carrying a box of fruit that dripped rotten fruit juice on my shorts. Don't wear your Sunday best clothing to volunteer! This was the most challenging chore because we had to decide what was salvageable and what was compost. As always, we put the good produce into manageable sized boxes so the local food bank volunteer could further sort it or put it out for consumers to pick it off the shelves. I like Food Lifeline because there are multiple opportunities to volunteer. You go to their website and look at their volunteer calendar. It tells you the times available and the number of slots available.

I loved volunteering here,to repackaged food stuff.went with a group and I loved it.will do it again

I got to volunteer with my work group here and had a really good time. The orientation was fast and clear, the work was fun and not too physically demanding in general. I would definitely come back with a group or even on my own now that I've gone once.

Great place to volunteer! Their new warehouse/distribution center is very nice and they were very nice people staffing the place. They are definitely organized and efficient and I would definitely like to go back and volunteer here again.

Really beautiful facility. They do a great job managing large groups of volunteers and keeping volunteers busy. They are also very friendly and mission driven.

This was such a fun and enriching experience to partake in with my coworkers! You can impact lives in only a couple of hours and enjoy working with a team of people who truly love what they do.

Food Lifeline is a GREAT place to volunteer. They're organized, personable, productive and I always leave the event or warehouse feeling a great sense of accomplishment. There are so many different ways to pitch in from super fun events, sorting donations or serving people in need. It's also a great org to give donations because I am certain the proceeds are going to be utilized to the fullest.

I worked at foodlifeline for about 3 months when I was locked up in king county in the 90s and the people there showed me what life should really be about and that is helping others I took that job with me in my head when I left work release that I could help people it made no difference where I was at and I try to do that every day I want to thank the people there that let me work to find myself thank you and god bless

Volunteered here and they were very professional and caring!

Really nice people and the goods are fresh

These people are doing great things. If you're able and willing they have openings for anything from stocking, prep, paperwork, etc. Keep up all you're doing.

Best place to get your community service done by far!! Seriously, just show up reasonably on time, sign waiver or whatever, watch 5 min video about something, pickup item from pile A, place item in pile B. Rinse and repeat. Almost 0 human interaction required. No advanced sign-up required, and slots are always open. Headphone friendly and recommend. Do your time and don't forget to grab a sign off sheet, proving you were there. Lastly, (hardest part) keep your nose clean and drive the speed limit. With a little luck and the right skin tone, you too can avoid court ordered community service! lol JK, I'll see ya there! Live long and prosper 🖖🏻

Its a warehouse so you can only visit if youre on a tour or volunteering. Its kind of like a big food bank for the food banks! Exceptionally good use of your donation. 94% for feeding hungry people according to Charity Navigator!

We went as a group to bag rice, 4500 pounds of 2# bags. These folks are great and lots of fun. Consider having your next business or family function there.

Sign up and volunteer to help address food insecurity.

I was in awe how simple it was to volunteer for a few hours. Feedback of how many meals were created the day we volunteered was fantastic.

Volunteer your time here! Great organization that was ready for our group! They were organized and efficient, and had a blast sorting apples!

I went their for volunteer from my workplace. They are doing great work of first clean food, organize it sending to food bank to deliver it to needy/ hungry people. Great company doing awesome job in very organized way to help society.

Great place for volunteering. They do an important job for the community and for those with food insecurities.

Were Very Friendly. Had OS&D and they gladly took the product easy in and easy out.

Great place to volunteer your time! Incredibly organized and the staff is all very knowledgeable and friendly.

What a wonderful place to do some great volunteering! It is so well organized, 2 hour shifts, the staff is very friendly and welcoming, and you really feel like you are making a difference. If you are looking for a place to volunteer, I highly recommend this one.

Donate food for food banks

Start receiving around 5 am,fast unloading ,clean restroom . Courteous staff at receiving/shipping office.no overnight parking.

Food Lifeline is a great place, doing a great service, and staffed by folks that really care. We initially came here for a team-building exercise and had a blast. We've since returned to volunteer, and will continue to do so, to try and help those in our communities in need. Take a few minutes to learn about them then come volunteer, you won't regret it. Thank you to the dedicated team at Food Lifeline!

My family went to volunteer and it was awesome! We're planning to come back soon.

Super friendly staff, clean, new facility. Awesome cause. Go ahead and volunteer... You will be glad you did!

I put three stars only because these guys are absolutely appointing but unload quickly. There is no overnight parking.

Best company to deliver for!!!

Well stocked and friendly.

Awesome!

Great spot to give back your time. Very organized.

Great cause and easy to start volunteering

Great volunteer opportunity and great community service

Well organized and created a fun environment.

A great place for the whole family to volunteer

very nice people who are dedicated to feeding the hungry!

Friendly staff great mission

The organization and passion this noble cause holds speaks volumes to their commitment to their cause. Highly recommend volunteering here!!